Sindhu Gangadharan — CEO
Sindhu Gangadharan is among the leading voices in the world of technology today. You can follow Sindhu on X at @gangadharansind, on Instagram at @sindhu_gangadharan_sg and on YouTube at @sindhu_gangadharan. Sindhu is widely regarded as the technology humanist – a title she earned for her deep-rooted belief in technology and leveraging tech solutions for the benefit of the society at large. During her 26 years at SAP, Sindhu rose through the ranks and navigated several strategic and leadership roles to become the first woman to lead SAP Labs India – the place where she started off her career as a young software developer. As the Managing Director of SAP Labs in India, Sindhu is responsible for product development and innovation at SAP's Research & Development hubs in India. In 2024, she stepped into her new global role as the Head of Customer Innovation Services, SAP, as part of Board Member Thomas Saueressig’s Leadership Team. Sindhu is known for her deep technical expertise and is widely respected for bringing to life, SAP's vision of Intelligent Enterprise during her time at the SAP headquarters in Germany. She is known for her inclusive leadership style and is admired as a people leader and a long-standing ally of the LGBTQIA+ community. She also serves on SAP’s Autism at Work Executive Advisory Committee. As a global technology leader, Sindhu serves as an Independent Director at Siemens India. In her role as the Chairperson at nasscom, India’s apex technology and industry trade body, Sindhu plays a key role in charting the next chapter of India’s USD 1Trillion Digital Economy, while also developing India as a technology hub of the world. Additionally, Sindhu serves as the President at Indo-German Chamber of Commerce where she is a key influencer driving bilateral trade and deliberations between India and Germany. Sindhu also serves on the AI Advisory Council for the World Economic Forum’s ‘AI for India 2030’ initiative. For three consecutive years, Sindhu has been recognized by Fortune Magazine among the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. She has received several other industry accolades including Asia’s Most Promising Business Leader, Leader Extraordinaire by Zinnov, and Most Influential AI Leader among others for her contribution towards creating a more diverse and inclusive IT industry in India. Sindhu is based out of Bangalore where she lives with her husband, two daughters and her lab, Dexter.
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Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 26 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Directorship
Career Highlights
- First woman to lead SAP Labs India.
- Recognized among Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business.
- Key influencer in India's USD 1Trillion Digital Economy.
Work Experience
NASSCOM
Chairperson (1 yr 7 mos)
Executive Council Member (6 yrs 4 mos)
SAP
Head, Customer Innovation Services, SAP (1 yr 11 mos)
SVP and Head of SAP User Enablement (3 yrs 3 mos)
Siemens
Independent Director (3 yrs 10 mos)
ReLoop by SAP
Advisory Board (1 yr 3 mos)
Qualtrics
Board of Directors (2 yrs 7 mos)
Titan Company Limited
Independent Director (5 yrs)
Indo-German Chamber of Commerce
President (6 yrs 4 mos)
SAP
SVP and Managing Director at SAP Labs India (6 yrs 6 mos)
Head of the Intelligent Enterprise Program @ SAP (1 yr 5 mos)
Vice President & Head of Product Mgmt SAP Cloud Platform IoT, Integration & Process Orchestration (1 yr 6 mos)
Vice President and Head of Product Management HANA Cloud Integration, Process Integration, FSN (4 yrs 1 mo)
Chief Product Owner - For On Premise Integration Technologies (PI) & SAP HANA Cloud Integration (5 yrs)
Head of Product Management - SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (4 yrs 7 mos)
Product Manager - B2B Integration with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (3 yrs 3 mos)
Product Management - CRM Middleware (1 yr 10 mos)
Software Developer CRM Middleware (1 yr 11 mos)
Education
Computer Science at Bangalore University